My first Bug ...felt like its bitten

[MrHappypants]

So going to pic up my first bug this afternoon ...whoop whoop!!

'76 1600L ...standard as my lawnmower.

Will post pics when i pick it up later!
What does the 'L' stand for after 1600 ...was it a luxury model and if so what were the differences compared to the standard? (im very new to bugs)

fanks

[Retrobug]

Congrats Dude!
Be careful they are extremely addictive!

[Golfmad]

Hi and welcome here - Congrats on the Bug - you'll love it !

Where you from?

[MrHappypants]

Hey thanks okes ... im from P.E. ...will update my profile later when i load the pics, going now at 1 to fetch it!
gna have to celebrate tonight

[RICKY-R69]

Hey beware! The things are like cockroaches. If you allow one, next thing you know there are a whole lot. And then they call their bigger relatives. And no matter what you try, they will keep coming your way. Welcome to the world of the obsessed!

[Retrobug]

Hey beware! The things are like cockroaches. If you allow one, next thing you know there are a whole lot. And then they call their bigger relatives. And no matter what you try, they will keep coming your way. Welcome to the world of the obsessed!

and so the cancer spreads!

[Tony Z]

Sounds awesome.... welcome to the club, the bug has bitten most of us a few times already

[vader]

My name is Vader and Im addicted to mmmm...... never mind it would take to long to list everything......

Welcome to the Bug Bite Survivors Support Group.....

[retrovan]

Hello everybody, my, name is Retrovan, I am here tonight to confess that I too am an volksyholic, and am willing to work at it with all of you here with the same problem..............



Welcome to the world of addiction and madness..

Herman

[MrHappypants]

The Baby Blue Beetle...

Have to sell this bike in a hurry, a previous project of mine...



but i thought it was a fair trade



he was kind enough to give me the original steering wheel, very nice guy, been in their family for 15 years ... i will be the fourth owner since it was manufactured.. thank goodness this car hasnt been raced around ...yet

There are some rust spots that need to be sorted





front





side ooooon





ass



backside



AND rostyles




Hey anyone wanna buy my bike, make me an offer..

[MrHappypants]

Im pretty sure someone can tell me what the L stands for ?

[jmvv]

Im pretty sure someone can tell me what the L stands for ?

That was an indication that the car had luxury trim.

On the outside, L cars came with Rostyle wheels with a bikini trim ring and it had finger guards at the door handles. Standard Beetles had silver painted wheels with hubcaps. The L cars also had a tinted band across the top of the windscreen.

When the indicators were moved into the bumper, L cars got a rubber insert in the recess of the bumper.

On the interior, the car has a padded dash compared to the steel dash in standard Beetles, your car has carpets, compared to rubber floor covering in standard Beetles and some of L cars had front headrests, even with the vinyl upholstery. Like in your car, the dash had wood look trim. The gear knob had the shift position on top, where the standard Beetle had a plain gear knob.

Later models had velour seat upholstery compared to a plane vinyl seat

[RICKY-R69]

Awesome bug. Are you planning to keep it original? I think the L stands for some luxury features like the padded dashboard. Seats were padded a bit differently too. But some-one on here will be able to tell you exactly. Enjoy your bug. Treat it with the respect it deserves.

[MrHappypants]

Thanks jmvv!! That is exactly the info i was looking for!! ...

as far as keeping the car original...yes!!!
i wanted a baja project but then this little bug came up and i couldnt pass this well looked after beetle up...i had so much fun, took it for a drive out to sardinia bay last night and all around town, drives PERFECTLY! exept i gota relace the fuel pump, its leaking a bit. Can anyone tell me which aftermarket one NOT to get and which one would be good quality? thanks

as it stands in my head at the moment my plan is to put the body on trssels or something similar and find an old beach buggy to put on the pan so i can still use it while i sort the beetle body out.



the baja project will be on hold until i can find a suitable donor car ... badly rusted and not original etc etc

[Retrobug]

Dude sort that pump ASAP!!!!!!!!
Beetles are known to be quite flammable in the engine compartament!